Glowing Fire

Chapter Seven: Down the Yellow Brick Road

roads tell you nothing until the passage is complete...


There Cordelia sat, flipping through the book of shadows. Trying to find the solution to her answers. She quickly closed the book when Demetria came walking in. She looked up nervously. Trying to hide her worries with a uneasy smile.

"what's up, Cori?" Demetria asked as she plumped down beside her. Cordelia shook her head and then rose up. Holding on to the book tightly, carefully placing it in the glass box.

"you okay?" Demetria questioned. She knew something was off.

"yeah," Cordelia replied quietly. Trying to walk out the attic. She sighed as she paused there was no way she could do this mission by herself. She knew two Halliwell's were stronger than one.

"promise you won't tell?" Cordelia demanded of Demetria. Cordelia shook her head and took her place beside her on the couch.

"I need to find someone,"

"someone like who?"

"my mother" Cordelia answered.

"our mothers are dead!"

"our mothers are yet to be revealed," Cordelia returned.

"where is this coming from?" Demetria returned. "evidence lady!"

"Jetalunus told me that my mother was imprisoned."

"those could be lies"

"well those lies came in my visions last night"

"your visions?"

Cordelia nodded, "yes, I looked just like her. There I was standing on a yellow wood. She came to me and then disappeared revealing a strange door that held the books symbol."

"maybe your visions are wrong?"

"my visions?! Really!" Cordelia said looking at her crazy. Demetria rose from the couch, drawn to a book sitting on a old chest. She pick up the book.

"your visions Cordelia...yellow wood." Demetria said holding the book up. "you have to be kidding me"

"I've seen stranger things," Cordelia stated.

"the great and powerful OZ," Demetria said out loud. "Dreaming about old fairy tales aren't we?"

Cordelia stretched from the couch and took the book from her. They both we're hovering over the book. A bright light began to appear and Demetria dropped the book. The light sucking them into the story. The book closing behind them, leaving the attic empty.


When they reached the other end of the portal. They hit the cold yellow wood. They each stretched from ground trying to recover from the fall. They looked at their surroundings, no one in sight.

"I can't believe this?" Cordelia said.

"we have no potions," Demetria informed.

"divine powers we have yet to experience," Cordelia reminded.

"anyways where is the ancient door. Or do we have to ask the great and powerful OZ for directions." Demetria said with a laughed. In the state of her laughing her appearance started to change. Her red hair faded and turned ash blonde hair and her grey gemstone necklace started to beamed.

"Demetria...your hair" Cordelia voiced. Demetria briefly touched her hair and turned to looked at Cordelia. "I know where to go," Trailing down the yellow brick road. The sisters sighed and followed close behind.

They had been walking for hours it felt like.

"we're here." Demetria informed as she suddenly stopped.

"I see nothing, D" Cordelia said. Before Demetria can began speaking they heard whispers in the trees. They placed each other backs against each other. So that no surprises would come. At that very moment a man jumped from the trees. His skin was a gold and also held gold tribal tattoos.

"this part of the forest is forbidden. Go back the way you came," the man spoke and point the opposite direction.

"who are you?" Cordelia asked.

"this part of the forest is even forbidden for you Cordelia. This land is only to set foot by the chosen ones." The man spoke again. Cordelia looked at the man confused and then at her sisters. How did he know her name and why could the chosen ones only set foot. Before Cordelia could ask any other questions. More gold men jumped from the trees.

"little help here...," Cordelia whisper to Demetria. She nodded and flames formed in both her hands. Cordelia took off to the large oak trees. As the war started behind her.

She put her hand up and the door appeared. She quickly cut her hand and placed it upon the door. The door opened, she quickly jumped inside as it shut behind her. She ran through the bright hall. Feeling a magnetic pull. Like she knew exactly what door to go to. She stop at the door, trying to catch her breathe. She looked up as a gold man walked through the wall. He tried to drag her by her feet. But Cordelia kicked him and placed her bleeding hand on the door. The door unlocked and the gold man paused. As he slowly turned around, he busting into flames and then into ashes.

Cordelia looked up at the woman from her visions, watched her walked out the door. "mother,"

"rise Cordelia," the woman said, walking past her. Cordelia rose from the ground and followed the woman down the hall.. When the prison door opened the Demetria surrounded and out numbered. The gold men paused slowing backing away. Before they could go run and hide in the trees, the woman put her hand up revealing a circle tattoo. It started to glow with fire. Vanquishing every gold men into ashes.

They stood there stunned. Wondering who had they truly set free.

"who are you?" Demetria questioned.

"an a Original. I thought you knew." The woman said hovering past them. They watched as many strange tattoos started to appeared on her naked form. They exchange glances with one another and trailed the yellow road, close behind. Both wondering if they had made the right decision.


Chapter 7 revised.